NATO plays a significant role in Spain's national security and defense strategy, providing a framework for military cooperation and collective defense. As a member since 1982, Spain benefits from NATO's deterrence capabilities and intelligence-sharing, which enhance its security against potential threats. Additionally, Spain contributes to NATO missions and operations, which bolster its international standing and influence. Overall, NATO strengthens Spain's defense posture while promoting stability in the Euro-Atlantic region.
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The original members were: UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands + Luxembourg which signed the Treaty of Brusses in March 1948.
The NATO became a peacekeeping organization
Spain
They do have a Military, they are members of NATO, and take part in the NATO peacekeeping efforts.
Spain is member of the NATO and the Western European Union (a military alliance between UK, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg and France independent of NATO and nowadays under "control" of the Security and foreing relations representative of the European Union)
All of the following nations were original members of NATO except for Spain. NATO, formed in 1949, initially included 12 founding countries: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Spain did not join NATO until 1982.
Spain has good relations with the United States, with high levels of trade and good military cooperation through NATO.
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In 1999, the three countries to join NATO were the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland.
Spain was not an original member of NATO (it was a Fascist dictatorship under Franco at the time), however it joined in 1982 (after Franco's death in 1975 and the gradual restoration of a democratic government).